Prideaux Selby, the Glossary
Prideaux Selby (baptised 21 December 1747 – 9 May 1813) was an English soldier and political figure in Upper Canada.[1]
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16 relations: Alnwick, Amherstburg, British Indian Department, England, Executive Council of Upper Canada, John Graves Simcoe, John McGill (politician), Justice of the peace, Kilham, Northumberland, Lindisfarne, Northumberland, Royal Northumberland Fusiliers, Selby family, Upper Canada, Western District, Upper Canada, York, Upper Canada.
- Selby family
Alnwick
Alnwick is a market town in Northumberland, England, of which it is the traditional county town.
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Amherstburg
Amherstburg is a town near the mouth of the Detroit River in Essex County, Ontario, Canada.
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British Indian Department
The Indian Department was established in 1755 to oversee relations between the British Empire and the First Nations of North America.
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England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.
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Executive Council of Upper Canada
The Executive Council of Upper Canada had a similar function to the Cabinet in England but was not responsible to the Legislative Assembly.
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John Graves Simcoe
John Graves Simcoe (25 February 1752 – 26 October 1806) was a British Army general and the first lieutenant governor of Upper Canada from 1791 until 1796 in southern Ontario and the watersheds of Georgian Bay and Lake Superior.
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John McGill (politician)
John McGill (March 1752 December 31, 1834) was a Scottish born military officer and public official in Upper Canada. Prideaux Selby and John McGill (politician) are Members of the Legislative Council of Upper Canada.
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Justice of the peace
A justice of the peace (JP) is a judicial officer of a lower court, elected or appointed by means of a commission (letters patent) to keep the peace.
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Kilham, Northumberland
Kilham is a hamlet and civil parish in the English county of Northumberland, located west of Wooler, east of Kelso, south west of Berwick-upon-Tweed and north west of Morpeth.
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Lindisfarne
Lindisfarne, also called Holy Island, is a tidal island off the northeast coast of England, which constitutes the civil parish of Holy Island in Northumberland.
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Northumberland
Northumberland is a ceremonial county in North East England, bordering Scotland.
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Royal Northumberland Fusiliers
The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers was an infantry regiment of the British Army.
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Selby family
The Selby family is a prominent and prolific family in the English gentry that originated in Selby, Yorkshire, but largely settled in Northumberland and County Durham.
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Upper Canada
The Province of Upper Canada (province du Haut-Canada) was a part of British Canada established in 1791 by the Kingdom of Great Britain, to govern the central third of the lands in British North America, formerly part of the Province of Quebec since 1763.
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Western District, Upper Canada
Western District was one of four districts of the Province of Quebec created in 1788 in the western reaches of the Montreal District which were later detached in 1791 to create the new colony of Upper Canada.
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York, Upper Canada
York was a town and the second capital of the colony of Upper Canada.
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See also
Selby family
- Charles August Selby
- George Selby
- John Selby (died 1595)
- Prideaux John Selby
- Prideaux Selby
- Selby baronets
- Selby family
- Selby-Bigge baronets
- Twizell Castle
- William Selby (died 1612)
- William Selby (died 1638)